Archives - 31 July 2017, Monday

How does Singapore taste? Like toasted coconut and gula melaka (caramelised palm sugar), going by Starbucks' latest creation. The coffee giant will release its first drink created for Singapore on Tuesday, launched ahead of the country's 52nd birthday next week. SEE ALSO: Starbucks is...

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Switzerland topped an innovation ranking of 35 countries for the 26th time in 2016, ahead of Singapore, Belgium, Germany and Finland. The home of drug makers Roche Holding AG and Novartis AG did well in all sub-categories, including education and the economy, according to study co-aut...

The Straits of Malacca have been a gateway for China for centuries in its quest for power. A story blended from Malaysian history and folklore says an emperor sent a princess called Hang Li Po to marry the Sultan of Malacca in the Ming Dynasty, offering a ship filled with gold needles...

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When you fire up your Pinterest app today, you may notice a small but very helpful new improvement. Now, instead of having to open the Explore tab to search for ideas to try, you simply type what you’re looking for into the new search bar at the top of your home feed. You also have th...

ISKANDAR: A cross-border MRT system which will connect Singapore and Johor Baru in Malaysia will begin passenger service by the end of December 2024, ministers from the two countries announced on Monday (Jul 31). A bilateral agreement on the Singapore-Johor Baru Rapid Transit System (...

Singapore BABYz, the day you have been waiting for is finally confirmed and coming fast! Previously 'landing' in Singapore last year for the 'Live on Earth' tour, the "best, absolute, perfect" (B.A.P) group will be coming back this August to party the night away! BABYz can look forwar...

JOHOR BARU - Singaporeans will be able to hop on an MRT train in Woodlands to cross the border to Johor Baru by Dec 31, 2024. The Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link can carry up to 10,000 passengers an hour in each direction between Johor's Bukit Chagar terminus station and the Singapore...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has urged the United Nations refugee agency on Monday (Jul 31) to share its database of some 150,000 refugees and asylum seekers currently registered in the country. Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan told Channel NewsAsia that the authorities are concerned some Is...

SINGAPORE — Confronted with a deluge of orders, Amazon’s Prime Now service has resorted to booking taxis — on top of tapping freelance drivers — to make deliveries. Transport operator ComfortDelGro, which has the largest fleet here of almost 16,000 taxis, confirmed bookings through it...

In Singapore (and the world), the business strategy of hotels is changing—because the way people use hotels is changing. With the rising popularity of the sharing economy, growth of millennials, and digital disruption, travellers are increasingly savvy today. According to the Asian Di...

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Sling Media, a unit of Dish Network, said its new, multi-camera production platform, SlingStudio, is now compatible several drone models from DJI, including the Phantom, Inspire and Matrice-series drones. When paired with its $349 CameraLink system, SlingStudio, the wireless, portable...

Britain will not become a Singapore-style tax haven once it leaves the European Union, according to Philip Hammond. The Chancellor said the UK would not resort to slashing corporation tax and cutting business regulations if it was not able to negotiate the desired Brexit deal. Mr Hamm...

The row highlights the growing tensions between the Brexiteers and Remainers in Theresa May's Cabinet. Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, has also yet to give his public support to Mr Hammond's plans for a three year transition period after Brexit. Mr Johnson’s office accused Vince...

In one corner, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. In the other, Tesla's Elon Musk. If Mr Zuckerberg and Mr Musk went to the same primary school, I can practically imagine them firing "Your algorithm is so slow…" insults back and forth on the playground. Instead, as grown-up tech emperors, th...

Switzerland topped an innovation ranking of 35 countries for the 26th time in 2016, ahead of Singapore, Belgium, Germany and Finland. The home of drug makers Roche Holding AG and Novartis AG did well in all sub-categories, including education and the economy, according to study co-aut...

The Straits of Malacca have been a gateway for China for centuries in its quest for power. A story blended from Malaysian history and folklore says an emperor sent a princess called Hang Li Po to marry the Sultan of Malacca in the Ming Dynasty, offering a ship filled with gold needles...

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index closed at its highest level in more than two years as China Shenhua Energy Co. and Kunlun Energy Co. led gains in materials producers. China Shenhua, the nation’s biggest coal miner, climbed after saying its profit in the first half of the year more than do...

Convenience store chain Cheers unveiled an unmanned, cashless convenience store at Nanyang Polytechnic last Friday, a first of its kind in Singapore. The store allows customers to pay for ready-to-eat meals and local dishes like fried rice and hor fun, using one self-checkout system f...

SINGAPORE - Japanese cheese tart chain Pablo will open its first outlet here in Wisma Atria next Tuesday (Aug 8). On the menu will be the chain's signature 15cm-wide cheese tarts. Pablo is famous for baking cheese tarts in varying degree of "doneness", like how a steak is cooked. Cust...

SINGAPORE — The Republic has acquired an advanced radar system which is able to detect and track even small consumer drones within a radius of 5km. The Gamekeeper radar, a counter-drone detection system, has been installed near the Singapore Flyer. Made by radar technology company Ave...

MALAYSIA and Singapore are expected to sign a bilateral agreement for the Rapid Transit System (RTS) project in December, which will improve travel between the island republic and Johor. Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan said several matters on...

Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts evaluate the International Champions Cup's expansion into Singapore and how it can improve. Chelsea may have been the biggest draw at the International Champions Cup (ICC) in Singapore, but Italian underdogs Inter Milan emerged victorious with wins over the ...

The capacity for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to generate electricity here has nearly quadrupled in the past three years as solar panels have mushroomed all over Singapore. The total installed capacity of such systems has swelled from 33.1MW peak (MWp) in 2014 to 129.8MWp in the fi...